Franklin Part 2.
Warnings: Use of curse words and N-word
After that day you spend a good amount of time trying to avoid Franklin and that was by simply not hanging out with Harmony. There was no way you could get tied up in Franklin not after you see how Melody turned out. It was like the man was a blackhole and everything seemed okay at one time and point until it didnât and there was no going back. You keep your head down and only focus on the things that mattered, working, passing classes and getting the fuck outta south central.Â
You hear a knock on your door, you put down the book and open the door not thinking twice. You instantly regret it seeing Franklin standing in front of you.Â
âHey!â you greetÂ
âHey Y/NâÂ
âWhats up? you need something Harmonyâs not hereâ you hoped and prayed that's why he was here so he could quickly leave
âNah I came to see you,â he looks around, making sure no one was watchingÂ
âOh why?â You askÂ
âCan I come in?â He asks
âOH! Yea Yea!â you move back quickly âshit sorryâÂ
He smiles âit's coolâ you watch him walk in he was tall, your 5â4 frame was nothing compared to his. And now that you had no heels on, the height difference was really apparent. He also looked bigger? Did he get swole in jail?Â
âSooo what's up?â you comment wanting this to be over with as soon as possible. You hoped he wasnât going to ask you to go on a drug run. Because no wasnât an option for this man.Â
âI came to see you, see how you doingâ he commented sitting by the bar stool in the kitchenÂ
âTasha know you here?â you ask wearily walking to the other side of the counterÂ
He scoffed âwhy would I tell Tee I'm coming here?â
âBecause after that party we got into it, and i'm not trying to âsteal her manâ from up under her so does she? I should call herâ you go to grab the phone
âGirl hang up that phoneâ he commands
âFranklin, why are you here?â you ask againÂ
âI just came to talk to you damn! is that a crime?âÂ
âIt is if you have a girlfriend!âÂ
âI donât, me and Tee aint a thing, never were never will be! Damn!âÂ
You look at him in disbelief âDoesnât seem that way the way you two be all over each otherâ
âNah she's all over me, donât get it twistedâÂ
You roll your eyes âWhatever, what is it that I can get you Franklin?âÂ
He smiles âhow you been? Whatâs been going on with you?âÂ
âFine, how are you?â you answer curtly where was this conversation going, you hoped acting like a bitch would rub him the wrong way make him lose interest fastÂ
âIâm doing good nowâ You roll your eyes, he chuckles âDamn why you so cold?âÂ
âIâm not!â you roll your neckÂ
âYou are to me you be treating a nigga like Iâm some beggar or shit!âÂ
âI donât!â you counter offended you didnât you just wanted him to find other interestsÂ
âYou do!â he arguesÂ
âFranklinâ you open the fridge and pull out the lemonade you made recentlyÂ
âAlright shit,â he throws his hands up âhave dinner with me next weekendâÂ
You look at him before responding ânoâÂ
âWhy not?âÂ
âBecause you and Ta..âÂ
He points his fingers at you âDon't you mention that girl!â he warns
You shrug âOkay well the answer still remains noâ
âBut why?âÂ
âWhy do you wanna go out with me? We don't even hang out!âÂ
He smiles âYou got a pretty smile, you smart as hell, thereâs something about you and i wanna find out moreâ You give him a deadpan face, âcome on what a guy gotta do to get you to go out with them?â You shrug in response because you honestly didnât know either âCome on pleaseâÂ
âHereâ you say handing him the lemonade
You look at him for a few moments still not saying anything weighing out your options, you could go out with him, and sabotage the date and then bamÂ
âY/Nâ he calls you bringing you out of your thoughts
âYeaaaâ you respond happily that you have a solution to your problemÂ
âI would love to have dinner with you. May I please take you out to dinner?âÂ
You continue to look at him a smile starting to form on your face. âHmm?â He asks smilingÂ
You look up at the ceiling then him take in a deep breath âSureâÂ
âThat was it? I just had to ask you properly and shitâ he asks in disbeliefÂ
âNo that wasnât itâ you werenât going to tell him about testing him seeing how he reacted to you saying no, a man like him you need to see if he had a hot temper,
He points behind him with his thumb âI just asked you out like a minute ago and you said noâÂ
âNoâ you leaned in moving closer to his face âyou commanded me to go out with you and i donât do commandsâÂ
âYes ma'amâ he whispered looking at your lips then back at you, biting his lip
You straighten up âI wanna be home before midnight!â you add
âYes ma'am!â he grins
âWhere are we going?âÂ
He stands up from his stool towering over you âDamn woman let me plan, i got this i'm a man after all!âÂ
âOkay, manâ Â
âIâll be here by 7 weâll have reservations for 8 you just worry about getting pretty for meâÂ
You roll your eyes âokay.âÂ
And bring that smile he says before opening the door to leave
You pull your lips in and nod trying to hide your smile. You hear him chuckle before leavingÂ
You canât help but replay Harmonyâs comment, you had to live your life, one way you were gonna do that was by sabotaging the entire thing and the worst could happen was that he thought you were boring which actually could be to your advantage that way the men stop bugging you and so would Harmony.
You donât say anything to Harmony but she finds out anyway, which made you suspect that Franklin went running his mouth.Â
âWhy the fuck aint you tell me you and Franklin got a date?â she asks as she walks into the house
âBecause I wanted to keep it privateâÂ
She rolls her eyes, âweâre best friends why aint you tell me?âÂ
âIncase nothing came of this date you know like we decide to not dateâ you shrug
âGirl pleaseâ she rolls her eyes âand why wont it?â she takes a seat on the couchÂ
You shrug âI dont know iâm just saying plus iâm not trying to hear it from Tasha againâÂ
âYou know damn well him and Tee didnât have a thingâ
âI know they fucked I know that and he was probably telling her the same shit he telling me nowâÂ
âHeâs not.â she saysÂ
âHow do you know?âÂ
âI just do, if he approached you like he did Tasha you would have slapped that niggaâ
âWowwww okayyyy anyway Iâm not tryna deal with his mama eitherâÂ
She moves and sits next to you and wraps her arm around you pulling you in âHow about we focus on right now and not the future, why not enjoy the moment for what it is and not ruin it by thinking about a future that might not happen. Hmm? How that sound?âÂ
You sigh heavily âfineâÂ
âSo what you got to wear? This is so exciting!âÂ
You shrug âiâll find somethingâÂ
She gives you a pointed look âPlease dress upâÂ
âI willâÂ
âGood cuz i know how you like your jeans and shitâÂ
You sigh âI will dress uuuupâÂ
âGood!â she smiles
You smile back, you had actually planned to dress up but she gave you a good idea. Instead of waiting till dinner to sabotage why not start as soon as he arrives.Â
As planned Franklin showed up to your doorstep at 7pm you were expecting him to be late, you smirk to yourself, ready to carry out your plan. Â
âHey!â you greet him as you open the door, in your usual jean, tee, sneaker comboÂ
âHey gorgeous!â he looks at your attire expecting you to be semi dressed âI got these for you" he says handing you the bouquet of flowers
âOkay Casanovaâ he laughs âthanks for these you didnât have toâÂ
âI wanted toâ you smile in response and proceed to place the flowers in a vase âYou came from the store or something?â
âNo why?â He looks you up and down, this time making it obvious that he was analyzing youÂ
âHereâ you say handing him a glass of cold colaÂ
He looks down at his watch âwe still got sometimeâ
âFor what?âÂ
âBefore we gotta leave for our date!âÂ
âOh! Yeaaaaâ you look down and do your best to hide your smile, âi cant wear this?â
âNo! I got on slacks and a button downâ He motions to himself
You try not to laugh âoh i have nothing to wear Franklin, you told me to dress nice, this is nice no?âÂ
He huffs âshit we can go to the mallâ and he stops as he sees you trying to hide your smile âstop fucking playing with me and go changeâÂ
âI have nothing Franklinâ you say a grin on your faceÂ
âY/N Iâm not fucking with you go change!âÂ
You roll your eyes âyouâre no funâÂ
âYou got 30 minutes you better hurry up or i'm carrying you in the car no matter how you lookâ he warnsÂ
âSir yes sir!â
You quickly change into the dress you had picked out, do your hair, dab makeup on your face, put your heels on and spray your perfume. You smile to yourself before walking out your roomÂ
âOkay I'm ready!" you say "with only 3 minutes to spare!âÂ
He looks up at you and smiles âyou look goodâ
âThank you sergeantâ you saluteÂ
You hear him groan and try to suppress your giggle. The rest of the night follows suit, you do your best to just irritate him to where he refuses to deal with you again.Â
âI got a question for you?âÂ
âIâm readyâ you comment as you two eat your sunday at Baskin Robbins (which yâall i looked into this 4 scoop ice cream 4 topping was only $2! Canât even get a scoop now for $2. đ)
âWhy you trying to sabotage our date?âÂ
He shocked you thatâs for sure you werenât expecting him to catch on âWhat are you talking about?" you feign ignoranceÂ
âYou don't think I donât know you tryna get under my skin?âÂ
âIs it working?â you dig your spoon into the ice cream
He scoffs "No, in fact it's making me wanna see this thing through just to annoy you!" he looks at you intensely. You chuckle nervously in response âCome on, tell me why you trying to sabotage this?âÂ
âI..â you blush âI donât know Franklin, what if we are just too differentâ you look down at the sundayÂ
âHow you figure? I like to read too shit, i like to stay to myself too!â he moves his head to get your eye contact âhmm?âÂ
You look up and then towards him you open your mouth to say something but can't think of a good reasonÂ
âHmm?â He tilts his head
You shrug âI donât really know your world, how could i be a good match? I mean like what if....â
He interrupts you âMy world? What I do to make money has nothing to do with who I am in a romantic relationshipâ he states
You take in a spoon full of icecream to gather your thoughts âHow do you figure?âÂ
âBecause one is business one is personalâÂ
âAnd you dont think theres a potential conflict of interest?â
âHow would there be?âÂ
âYouâre not two peopleâ
âNah but i do a damn good job compartmentalising when i'm with you its just that you and me, shit you aint seen me check my pager once and when i leave you and go handle business then thats what im doingâ Â
You nod and remain silent thinking his explanation throughÂ
âWhat else you got?â he jokes grinning at youÂ
âI... mm-mmâ you shake your head
He leans in âWhy don't you just admit that you scared!âÂ
âIâm not!â you lean backÂ
âGirl!â He pulls his lips to the side giving you the side eye âYou be avoiding me, looking away, hiding when we in a party, you be waving and disappearing like you donât want me to talk to youâÂ
You pull in your lips, blushing, looking awayÂ
âWhat you scared for? You scared of me?â
âNo," you look at him Iâm not scared of you, if i was i wouldnât be hereâ
âSo what is it?âÂ
âI just donât wanna get caught up in the wrong person or thing so i just find it easier to focus on school, working, and staying outta some shitâÂ
âSo, you saying Iâm the wrong person?âÂ
âNo, iâm saying that..â you feel the panic rise
He chuckles âIâm fuckinâ witâchu girl i get itâ
You release a sigh of relief.Â
âThanks Franklinâ you smile as you look up at him after opening the door. âI hope you had a good timeâ
He smiles âI did I wanna do it again, without you trying to sabotageâÂ
âWe can discuss thatâÂ
He smacks his lips âyou gonna make me beg again?âÂ
âNo i meant we can talk about when the next date would beâ you giggle
âAhh cool cool.â you two remain silent as you look at each other he reaches over and rubs his hands up and down your arms âYou got goosebumpsâÂ
âYea is a little chilly tonight and you should get going its lateâ
He smirks âlet me find out you careâ
You roll your eyes, you place your hands on his cheeks softly before pulling him down. You kiss each cheek, before his lips âgoodnight Franklinâ you whisperÂ
He returns a kiss to your forehead âgoodnight gorgeousâÂ
You watch him get in the car before closing the door. You canât help but smile to yourself. Even though your plan to sabotage didnât work out, you are glad you went out tonight. You feel giddy inside thinking about the night's events, how he held your hand, how he would bite his lip while you talked, how he stared at you. It felt like you were under a microscope from time to time, it all felt genuine.
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